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My grandma Myrn used to do the Sunday New York Times puzzle every week. She was really good at crosswords, but she could never get it 100% complete without using a dictionary or Google. There was always a square or two left blank. After years of grinding away at the grids, one week, everything finally fell into place — she completed it without any help. To commemorate the occasion, she cut out the puzzle, framed it, and kept it at her desk. I'm sure she would have gotten a kick out of seeing this byline.
Obviously, I'm excited to debut in the New York Times! Special thanks to Katie Hale for all of her advice and mentorship over the past year. Shout out to the folks at Crosshare.org for solving my mini- and midi-sized creations. If you haven't checked it out, it really is one of the best communities on the Internet for constructing and sharing crosswords. Thanks to my wife, Caroline for listening to all of my half-baked theme ideas. Lastly, thanks to the G.O.A.T. test-solving tandem: my parents, Phil and Betsy. I don't think I've ever created a puzzle that they didn't like.
Oh yeah...*plug alert*...be sure to check out my more "bite-sized" puzzles at OlioGrids.com!